I love nail polish. I may not wear a bit of makeup sometimes but I always have my nails polished.
 My collection is a bit out of hand right now, so I've put a moritorium on buying any new polishes. I've been really good so far, but then the gals over at Julep starting sending me pictures of their summer collection...
 
A preppy-inspired nail polish collection? Shut up and take my Amex card!

I'm a Julep Maven, which is one of those monthly subscription boxes of which there are now many.
When you become a Maven, you take a quiz to get a style profile. I was Classic with a Twist, which includes two polishes and a full-sized beauty product. However,  I chose to get the It Girl box instead which comes with three polishes. Unlike most other subscription boxes, you can choose to skip a month, which is what I usually do because I already have similar polishes.This collection has several of the colors I've been wanting to add to my collection, such as a kelly green and yellow. This month, I'm really excited for my box:
I've been on the hunt for both shades of the blue. I lack a good basic blue, which is unbecoming for a WVU fan like myself. I also have been looking for a light blue to replace my bottle of Sally Hansen's Salon Effects Baracuda, which has a horrible formula. However, I'm thinking I already have a dupe for Nan, the red meant to be the same color as the famous Nantucket Red pants. I already have Essie's Chubby Cheeks, which I bought because I loved that it was so close to the Reds. It's a great formula and color so I'm not too convinced that Nan will take its place.

I think I want just about everything out of the collection. I already have several hot pinks and maybe 1-2 light pinks but I might as well go ahead and get them anyways. I'm one of those people who gets antsy if I don't have the full collection and will then spend the next year tracking them down on Ebay where they will be double the price with $10 shipping.

Julep polishes typically run about $14, but if you're a Maven they're a little over $11 each. That's not too bad, as OPI and Essie are both in the $7-9 range. You can find a limited selection of Julep polishes in larger Sephora stores to give them a try before you become a Maven.

Should you become a Maven? Like I mentioned earlier, I already have a sizeable polish collection and most of the Julep polishes are usually just dupes of colors I already have. I have found that the quality for Julep is similar to that of Essie and OPI, which is always nice. I really do think that if you choose to pay $20/month for the program that you really do get your money's worth. 

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